Epidemiology of injuries in Portuguese senior male rugby union sevens: a cohort prospective study

Cruz-Ferreira, Antonio; Cruz-Ferreira, Eduardo; Silva, João Diogo; Ferreira, Ricardo Maia; Santiago, Luíz Miguel; Taborda-Barata, Luís

doi:10.1080/00913847.2018.1441581

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“…has been a long history of published injury prevention research in rugby union but only a small number of descriptive studies in rugby sevens, which are largely limited to elite male cohorts. 3,37 The World Series injury reports by World Rugby [11][12][13][14][15][16] and descriptive injury studies in rugby sevens 4,20,21,25 have improved understanding of match injuries but have not considered injury data reporting across tournaments. 3,36 Longer prospective surveillance in rugby sevens cohorts is required to not only investigate the match-focused outcomes but also consider injury patterns over successive tournaments as well as training and preseason periods, where a proportion of injuries are likely to occur.…”

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A 2-Year Prospective Study of Injury Epidemiology in Elite Australian Rugby Sevens: Exploration of Incidence Rates, Severity, Injury Type, and Subsequent Injury in Men and Women

Toohey

Drew²,

Finch

et al. 2019

Am J Sports Med

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A 2-year prospective study of injury epidemiology in elite A 2-year prospective study of injury epidemiology in elite Australian rugby sevens: Exploration of incidence rates, severity, Australian rugby sevens: Exploration of incidence rates, severity, injury type, and subsequent injury in men and women injury type, and subsequent injury in men and women A 2-year prospective study of injury epidemiology in elite Australian rugby sevens: Exploration of incidence rates, severity, injury type, and subsequent injury in men and women.A two-year prospective study of injury epidemiology in elite Australian rugby sevens: exploration of 1 incidence rates, severity, injury type and subsequent injury in men and women 2 2 ABSTRACT 1 Background: Injuries are common in rugby sevens but studies to date have been limited to short, non-2 continuous time periods, and reporting of match injuries only. 3Purpose: To report the injury incidence rate (IIR), severity and burden of injuries sustained by men and women 4 in the Australian rugby sevens program; and to provide the first longitudinal investigation of subsequent injury 5 occurrence in rugby sevens, looking beyond tournament-injuries only. 6 Study design: Descriptive longitudinal epidemiology study.7Methods: 90 international rugby sevens players (55 men and 35 women) were prospectively followed over two 8 consecutive seasons (2015-16 and 2016-2017). All medical attention injuries were reported irrespective of time-9 loss. Individual exposure, in terms of minutes, distance and high speed distance, was captured for each player 10 for matches and on-field training using global positioning system (GPS) devices. The IIR and injury burden (IIR 11x days lost to injury) were calculated per 1000 player hours, and descriptive analyses performed. 12Results: 73 players (81.1%) sustained 365 injuries at an IIR of 43.2 per 1000 player hours (95%CI 38.8-47.8). 13Female players experienced a lower but non-significant IIR compared to male players (incidence rate ratio 14 (IRR)=0.91, 95%CI=0.73 to 1.12). Female players sustained a higher proportion of injuries to the trunk region 15 (relative risk (RR)=1.75, 95%CI=1.28 to 2.40) but a lower number to the head/neck region (RR=0.58, 1695%CI=0.37 to 0.93, p=0.011) compared to male players. The majority (80.7%) of subsequent injuries were of a 17 different site and different nature to previous injuries. A trend towards a reduced number of days, participation 18 time, distance and high speed distance completed prior to the next injury was observed following successive 19 injury occurrence. 20Conclusions: A trend for a lower IIR was observed for female players compared to male players, with variation 21 of injury profiles observed between sexes. Subsequent injuries account for the majority of injuries sustained in 22 rugby sevens, and are typically different to previous types of injuries that have been sustained. Following each 23 successive injury, the risk profile for future injury occurrence appears to be altered, which warrants further 24 investigat...

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A 2-Year Prospective Study of Injury Epidemiology in Elite Australian Rugby Sevens: Exploration of Incidence Rates, Severity, Injury Type, and Subsequent Injury in Men and Women

Toohey

Drew²,

Finch

et al. 2019

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“…Num dos estudos foi ainda encontrada uma relação inversa entre o número de horas de treino e a gravidade da lesão. 32 A lesão que atualmente mais discussão tem originado na comunidade rugbística é a concussão cerebral, devido à potencial relação de causalidade com sequelas a longo prazo, como a encefalopatia crónica traumática e deterioração da função cognitiva precoce. 34, 35 Nas competições de elite do râguebi, um estudo prospetivo recente descreveu uma incidência de concussões de 8.3/1000 HJJ no râguebi Sevens e 4.5/1000 HJJ no râguebi tradicional de quinze.…”

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Cruz-Ferreira²,

Lino-Moura³

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Rugby is one of the team sports with the highest incidence rate of injuries per exposure time. These mainly occur in specific sport movements such as the tackle, ruck, or maul. Therefore, it is important to understand the sports’ specificities and biomechanics and link them with its risk and injury type. The most common reported injuries are musculotendinous and ligament ruptures of the lower limbs, however, we highlight the important incidence of severe head and neck injuries, like cerebral concussion and cervical spine fractures. It is essential to gather data that enable us to characterize the risk and specify of each movement performed by the athlete, to make more effective programs on injury-prevention and rehabilitation of injured athletes, always focusing on their full recovery and reinjure risk reduction.

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“…This study comprised two phases and was a test for the methodology used by one of the authors in a recently published paper on the epidemiology of injuries Portuguese in senior male rugby sevens (Cruz-Ferreira et al 2018). …”

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Profile of the Portuguese male university rugby sevens championship

Silva

Cruz-Ferreira

Ribeiro

et al. 2018

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Introduction: Rugby Sevens is one of the fastest growing sports in the world, especially the sevens variant after its inclusion in the Summer Olympics’ programme. The Portuguese University Sevens Championship is an amateur tournament that takes place every year. Objectives: To gather a set of relevant data regarding the profile of the Portuguese university rugby sevens’ players, as well as the epidemiology of injuries at this level of competition. Methodology: Firstly, an observational study was conducted to collect data regarding each player anthropometry, individual experience, training habits and warm-up routines. Secondly, a prospective cohort study including all participating athletes was conducted, to identify and describe all injuries occurring during the competition. A follow-up period until the return to sport from all injured players was conducted. Results: A total of 87 players from 8 teams competed in the tournament. On average, athlete’s heighted 178.6 cm (± 6.65) and weighted 83.34 kg (± 11.22). Total match exposure was 53.67 player match-hours and the injury incidence rate was 186.2 per 1000 player match-hours (94.7-332.4, CI 95%). Average severity was 26.6 days (± 6.23). Most injuries occurred on the second half (n=6), following contact events with the opponent (n=8). Lower limb (n=6) and joint/ligament (n=7) injuries were the most frequent. Discussion: The overall injury incidence rate was higher than any previously reported in the literature. Insufficient training and warm-up routines of the injured players strengthens the idea that these are key elements in injury prevention. The small sample limits the results' statistical significance. Conclusions: Similar but larger studies must be conducted to gain better knowledge of the individual profile of the Portuguese university rugby player and the burden of injuries at this level of competition.

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Epidemiology of injuries in Portuguese senior male rugby union sevens: a cohort prospective study

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A 2-Year Prospective Study of Injury Epidemiology in Elite Australian Rugby Sevens: Exploration of Incidence Rates, Severity, Injury Type, and Subsequent Injury in Men and Women

A 2-Year Prospective Study of Injury Epidemiology in Elite Australian Rugby Sevens: Exploration of Incidence Rates, Severity, Injury Type, and Subsequent Injury in Men and Women

Biomecânica e traumatologia no râguebi

Profile of the Portuguese male university rugby sevens championship

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